Network Services

Tender description

The key elements of Network Services are: Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity to Education and Corporate buildings; Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity within Council buildings; Corporate, Education and Guest Wi-Fi; Public Wi-Fi; IP Telephony; Remote Connectivity; Integration with the Council’s SIAM delivery model, and Integration with the Council’s Security Management Model. Lot 1: The key elements of Network Services are: Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity to Education and Corporate buildings; Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity within Council buildings; Corporate, Education and Guest Wi-Fi; Public Wi-Fi; IP Telephony; Remote Connectivity; Integration with the Council’s SIAM delivery model, and Integration with the Council’s Security Management Model. The contract start date is 01 June 2024. The initial term of the contract for services is for a period of five (5) years, from 1 April 2025, with the option to extend for a further five (5) years The award value over the five-year duration is (GBP)36,530,744. Revenue and capital costs will be met from service budgets. If the optional five year extension period is implemented, it is expected that costs would be in line with the initial term plus inflation. the range would be up to the (GBP)81m as this is estimated calculations based on our understanding of the scope and the suppliers accumulated increase post year two. Any implementation of the extension would be subject to consideration of Council’s Road to Multi-Source Strategy, due diligence, and affordability. Community Benefit (CB) was included as part of the tender process as a mandatory requirement. The CB outcomes to be delivered must total 150 minimum points, based on the council’s CB menu.. In the relation to the price there it is estimated that the range of the value of the contract could be up to the (GBP)81,000,000 over the duration of the ten year contract inclusive of extension periods. This is our estimated calculations based on our understanding of the scope and the suppliers accumulated increase post year two.